Flash

Flash is the Capital city of Varonia, located where the River Rhona meets the sea on the nation's Eastern shore. While part of the city sits walled-off on top of a plateau, a large portion sprawls beyond the walls and along the river basin.

Districts



 * Calliage: the outer city, home to the lower-class, docks and trade.
 * Glengary: the walled portion of the city, home to the high and middle classes
 * Notable Residents
 * The Vike Family (formerly)
 * Varisia Amailo (formerly)
 * Fidelio Bellata
 * The Jewel: the royal district within Glengary, home to the branches of government and the seat of the Empress.

Notable Locations

 * Red Fork Inn
 * Bellata Estate
 * True North Lodge

Notable Events

 * 14 months ago: A joint carpenter and mason strike caused a spike in the prices of construction. The workers gained little sympathy amongst people in the city, many of  whom believed this to be a conspiracy to jack up prices by doing less work.
 * 13 months ago: A vessel came to port sailing from Fomdilla. The ship was crowded with believers of a minority faith of the north and told strange tales of small gods whose  worship could augment aspects of life. They carried small idols to the various gods  and could be found on the streets trying to spread their beliefs.
 * 12 months ago: An especially bad winter storm came of the coast and blanketed the city in deep snow. Areas of the city faced structural damages from heavy winds and the weight of the snow.
 * 12 months ago: Parts of Glengary became sick, and the illness was traced to two water sources.
 * 11 months ago: There was gang violence during the winter festival in a central square. The criminals were apprehended. There were innocent casualties.
 * 11 months ago: The 199 winter festival celebrating the end of the never ending war was a great   reprieve from a rough winter, and many people around the city came together to enjoy the festivities.
 * 10 months ago: Rumors circulated in the street in hushed voices about ominous similarities between persistent cloud cover and the Shrouded Barrow. Some local fortune tellers claimed this would be a hard year where agents of The Portent would murder from the shadows. The people spreading these rumors were working with home security merchants and wealthy property owners trying to scare people into selling their homes.
 * 10 months ago: The Bellata family acquired an especially lucrative haul from the ocean, with certain items bringing high premiums from interested buyers.
 * 9 months ago: Varonia and Fomdilla negotiations regarding an area of the ocean near the Orsal sound was sabotaged by the assassination of a Fomdillan ambassador. Varonia claimed innocence and claimed an anarchist third party, but the event threw discussions into flux for months.